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THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL
Written by Humphrey Household.
Stock no. 1327790
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st thus
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848680357. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE WATER-SPINNERS
Written by Chris Aspin.
Stock no. 1828020
Published by Helmshore Local History Society.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A new look at the early cotton trade. A history of the cotton mill, the thousands who laboured for long hours, the nimble fingers of young children that kept the water-frames that spun the thread constantly in motion. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0906881137. Light vertical crease to spine, spine lightly faded. Text block a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front endpaper.One instance of annotation in ink to margin of page 253 else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- TEXTILES
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- LANCASHIRE
THE RURAL INDUSTRIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES I
Written by Helen E. Fitzrandolph; M. Doriel Hay.
Stock no. 1327705
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1926.
Good condition.
Vol 1: Timber and Underwood Industries and Some Village Workshops. A Survey made on behalf of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute Oxford. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Red ink(?) stain to rear cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WALES
- COUNTRYSIDE
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE MAKERS VOLUME 1 (LANDMARK COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by George Watkins; A.P. Woolrich.
Stock no. 1326690
Published by Landmark Publishing.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Illustrations, photographs and descriptions of stationary steam engine makers. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843062003. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- STEAM ENGINES
CHILD WORKERS IN ENGLAND, 1780-1820 (STUDIES IN LABOUR HISTORY)
Written by Katrina Honeyman.
Stock no. 1826853
Published by Ashgate Publishing Company.
2009.
Very good condition.
Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force. Black glazed boards, red titles. ISBN: 9780754662723. Reprint. Boards a little scuffed. A couple of minor coffee/tea stains to text block and prelims. Some pencil annotation. Else clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (GEORGIAN)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE CRAWSHAY DYNASTY
Written by John P. Addis.
Stock no. 1826849
Published by University of Wales.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A study in industrial organisation and development 1765-1867. The book follows the fortunes of the Crawshay family renowned as one of the greatest iron firms of the 19th century. B/w illustrations. Some mottling to boards. Top corner of boards lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned else contents clean. Price-cut blue dustwrapper is a litle grubby, browned, a couple of small closed edge tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- STEELMAKING
- COMPANY HISTORY
WORKTOWN: THE DRAWINGS OF FALCON HILDRED
Written by Peter Wakelin.
Illustrated by Falcon D. Hildred.
Stock no. 1826696
Published by RCAHM (Wales).
1st
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A unique personal project to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184471. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Light dampstain to inside front cover and top edge of text block. Else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ART
- HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH WALES 1750 - 1850: AN ESSAY
Written by A.H. John.
Stock no. 1826410
Published by University Of Wales Press.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The economic development of Sout Wales before the Great War was dominated first by the metallurgical industries and later by coal mining. This book is an analysis of this development in its first phase, which ended soon after the middle of the 19th century. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Browning to top of spine and lower half of spine. Small split to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is browned and grubby with a few minor foxspots, worn at corners. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MINING
- COAL
WOOL & WATER: THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY AND ITS MILLS
Written by Jennifer Tann.
Stock no. 1826273
Published by The History Press.
1st
2012.
Almost very good condition.
For those interested in the industrial heritage of Gloucestershire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780752462158. Crinkling of covers and contents. Stain to vertical edge of text block. A few scuffs to laminate of covers. Otherwise, contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
GLOUCESTERSHIRE MILLS IN CAMERA
Written by Stephen Mills; Pierce Riemer.
Stock no. 1826269
Published by Quotes Limited.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition.
This book records the county's industrial past - its craftsmen, millers, machines and buildings - in a largely photographic record, with extensive information, a brief introduction and a useful list of illustrations. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 086023388X. Faint pencil erasure marks to free front endpaper. Contents clean. Boards slightly grubby (minor).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- WATERMILLS
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
THE HISTORY OF WORKINGTON FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO AD 1865
Written by Richard L.M. Byers.
Stock no. 1825404
Published by Richard Byers.
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A fascinating thorough history of this West Cumbrian town. Beginning with the arrival of the Romans at Burrow Walls, and chronicles the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings that followed. Also included is substantial information on Workington's once rich and important Coal, Iron and Shipbuilding industries. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 095298122X. Second Impression. Slight rubbing to lower corner of text block. Spine faded. Contents clean.
NARROW GAUGE TRACKS IN THE SAND: THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Rod Dingwall.
Stock no. 1825365
Published by The Oakwood Press.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Portrait Series PS6. A history of the line and sand industry in Leighton Buzzard. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 085361508X. Top corner of covers and contents lightly creased else fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NARROW GAUGE
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY